© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-telynor Recent reviews written by member telynor en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492641816196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Usually, I can skip over true crime stories, but those of Ann Rule tend to be irresistible to me to read. Perhaps it's the no-nonsense attitude that she has towards the crimes and the criminals, or the empathy that she can create for the victims, both... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492641816196 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:05:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492641816196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492484464260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - After the recent spate of heavy reading, I needed some fluff for an evening or two. And usually, when I need something lightweight, I go for one of those historical romances -- I can escape off to a fantasy for a few hours, and just let my brain wander... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492484464260 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:51:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492484464260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492089151108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - A while back, I was watching my local PBS station, WNET-13 out of New York City, when I caught a glimpse of their Reel13 programme that runs Saturday night. It's a three film fest, with a classic film, then a short, and then an independent film. I saw a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492089151108 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:09:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492089151108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491788078724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - One of the best rediscoveries that I have made this year has been the novels of C.J. Cherryh, a science fiction writer who can blend rich psychological drama with detailed science fiction, and make it work. One of her best series, and quite possible... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491788078724 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:18:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491788078724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491690626692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Geology is a subject that I found fascinating in school, and one that I haven't stopped being interested in over the years. And a lot of that interest has been taken up with volcanoes, and just about anything to do with why they happen, and the havoc... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491690626692 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:06:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491690626692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491520822916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - When I was packing up for my recent cruise in Europe, one of the items that I was certain to tuck into my suitcase was a copy of a good travel guide to the various ports I'd be visiting. And there had only been one choice when it came to picking one out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491520822916 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:42:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491520822916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486401412740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Of late, the Tudor dynasty has become big business in the entertainment industry. Books, both fiction and nonfiction, and several films and miniseries have been released this decade, and one of the biggest productions has been Showtime's sprawling... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486401412740 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:29:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486401412740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490636086916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - This was the year, I decided some months ago, that I was going to take the leap and go on my first cruise. And being that I am the sort of person who believes in that if you're going to do something, do it right and go all out. And so, for the last few... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490636086916 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:03:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490636086916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490880536196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Of course, the question remains, can you dance to it? I found this cd whilst searching through Amazon's database of tango music, and decided to give it a chance. I've gotten interested enough in the music of Tango that I'm willing to listen to any... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490880536196 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:26:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490880536196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490505014916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Inevitably, books on European history land in my shopping basket whenever I wander into a bookstore. I can't help it, it's one of the more interesting places for me, and I never do quite get bored reading about the lives of the famous and not-quite-so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490505014916 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:27:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490505014916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490049080964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - The lives of Russia's last rulers, Tsar Nicholas II and his empress, Alexandra Feodorovna, have been a fertile ground for the entertainment industry, whether it be in books or films. Ever since the Romanov tsars were deposed from their throne in Russia,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490049080964 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:30:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490049080964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489790803588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - It used to be that traveling by air meant a certain measure of comfort. The plane would be clean, the seat reasonably comfortable, and certain amenities would be there. Toss in the feature that the airline is that of Italy, a country famous for a certain... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489790803588 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:01:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489790803588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489705213572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - After reading Anthony Capella's previous novel, The Wedding Officer, I was eager to read more of his works. I had found his writing to be entertaining and life affirming, two elements that had made reading his works a delight. So when I found a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489705213572 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:54:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489705213572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487532826244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Ever since I read Pat Conroy's novel Beach Music, I've been a fan of his poetic, sometimes absurd, but always memorable novels of the people of South Carolina, and in particular, the city of Charleston. Now the author has returned to this familiar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487532826244 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:26:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487532826244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486820384388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Lately, I've been reading some classic science fiction, where the focus is on contact between alien races and humanity, and what it says about us. One of the best authors who can do this with immense style and flair is C.J. Cherryh, who has crafted some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486820384388 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:08:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486820384388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486688788100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Several years ago I picked up a mystery novel on a whim, and found myself pitched headlong into the London of just after World War II, where life is still hard, clothing and food still rationed, but also the threat of Hitler is finally gone. In this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486688788100 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:20:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486688788100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486375460484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Every now and then I come across a film that bothers the hell out of me, and sometimes enough to really dislike it. Taking in the film, Michael Clayton, I was left with those ambivalent feelings. Taking the viewer into the world of lawyers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486375460484 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:47:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486375460484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483773746820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - I usually don't buy an artist's live album. Even more rarely do I purchase a CD/DVD combo pack. I just have a hard time enjoying live renditions of an artist's studio work -- more often than not, there's something missing, or the quality slips. But... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483773746820 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:56:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483773746820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486119870084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - With every turn of the calendar, I see the release of yet another book on the last monarch of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, and his family, hit the bookstores. And nearly all of them have something 'new' to say on the execution of the family, and their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486119870084 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:05:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486119870084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485773708932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - This was the year that I found out about a new writer in science fiction, John Scalzi. Ever since I dipped into Old Man's War I've been hooked on his novels, finding them to be a pleasant, exciting blend of hard military storytelling and some new... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485773708932 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:06:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485773708932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485587127940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - Sometimes I get lucky and come across an author that surprises me, and gives me a novel that I just can not help but fall in love with. Anthony Capella does just that with his book, The Wedding Officer, set in wartorn Naples in 1944, as the Allies... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485587127940 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:59:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485587127940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485432397444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - A new voice in historical fiction lately has been author Michelle Moran. Her first novels, Nefertiti and The Heretic Queen, have reached the bestseller lists, and have created a legion of fans. Now Ms. Moran has another story that starts in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485432397444 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:51:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485432397444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485104062084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - It's weird, but as I have gotten older, my appreciation of the flavour of vanilla has grown. Yes, vanilla -- a term that has embraced all things ordinary, boring or dull. But to those of us out there who are foodies, vanilla can be an exciting thrill... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485104062084 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:11:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485104062084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484861251204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - A while back, I had heard notice of this book on an online discussion group. I was able to find a used copy, and then promptly forgot about it until a couple of weeks ago. Now that I am planning a trip that will take me to the ruins of Pompeii, I want to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484861251204 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:46:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484861251204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484743810692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author telynor - One of the great things I love about living near New York City is that I have an opportunity to go and visit the many museums there. My favourite is The Metropolitan Museum of Art, especially their Egyptian galleries, one of the best in the world to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484743810692 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:11:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484743810692?linkin_id=8003929